Public Session: 9:00 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Please submit questions to ppac@uspto.gov.
| Time | Topic | Principal(s) |
| 9:00 - 9:05 | Call To Order Session Opening •Introductions & PPAC Remarks |
Esther Kepplinger, PPAC Chair |
| 9:05 - 9:15 | Opening Remarks | Michelle Lee, Under Secretary and Director of the USPTO |
| 9:15 - 10:30 | Quality Initiative Update •Enhanced Patent Quality Initiative |
Drew Hirshfeld, Commissioner for Patents Sandie Spyrou, Senior Advisor to the Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality |
| 10:30 - 10:40 | Patent Examination Policy Update •Comments on 101 Guidance |
Bob Bahr, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy |
| 10:40 - 10:55 | >>> Break <<< | |
| 10:55 - 11:20 | Operations Update • Patent Statistics |
Donald Hajec, Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations |
| 11:20 - 11:40 |
Regional Offices Update |
John Cabeca, Director, Silicon Valley Regional Office |
| 11:40 - 12:10 | International Update •WIPO •Global Dossier |
Shira Perlmutter, Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs Mark Powell, Deputy Commissioner for International Patent Cooperation |
| 12:10 - 12:30 | PTAB Update •Rulemaking •Pilot Programs |
Nathan Kelley, Acting Chief Judge, PTAB |
| 12:30 - 1:00 | >>> Lunch <<< | |
| 1:00 - 1:15 | OCIO/Patent-End-to-End Update | John Owens, Chief Information Officer Debbie Stephens, Associate Commissioner for Patent Information Management David Landrith, PE2E Portfolio Manager |
| 1:15 - 1:25 | Legislative Update | Dana Colarulli, Director, Office of Governmental Affairs |
| 1:25 - 1:40 | Finance/Budget Update | Tony Scardino, Chief Financial Officer |
| 1:40 - 1:45 | Discussion/Wrap-Up | Esther Kepplinger, PPAC Chair |
| 1:45 - 2:00 | >>> Break and Transition to PPAC Hearing <<< | |
| 2:00 - 5:00 | PPAC Public Hearing on Patent Fee Adjustments | |
PPAC Quarterly Meeting [Video]
Speakers:
Michelle K. Lee
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Drew Hirshfeld
Commissioner for Patents